Adam
Blatner's Books
(Revised November 19, 2009)
Here's
some information about my books, and also (further down),
Links
to webpages about other books in psychodrama
and drama therapy!
.. and also to a webpage about chapters
I've written and other articles:
My books (described more fully
below):
Foundations
of Psychodrama:
History, Theory & Practice
Revised 4th edition
(2000)
by Adam
Blatner, M.D.
Significantly
Rewritten! Expanded by over 1/3! Fully updated!
This
book, the intellectual companion to my Acting-In, offers the
most
complete rationale for the use of action methods, and may be
useful
not only to psychodramatists -- for trainers, to help teach; for
students,
to learn the basics more comprehensively -- but also for drama
therapists,
creative arts therapists, psychotherapists in general, and others who
work
with groups or to promote psychosocial skills. There are new chapters
on
catharsis, self-expression, imagination and play, applied role theory,
the philosophical basis of Moreno's work, and Moreno's theology. The
history
of psychodrama has been expanded to acknowledge more fully the work of
others, and psychodrama and its associated approaches are viewed as
being
a technology for consciousness-enhancement within a in a wider cultural
perspective. (There are also some otherwise-hard-to-find photos of
Moreno
and his wife, Zerka.)
To
see Table of Contents click on this
link. For a recently published review and my comments on the
review,
click on Foundations: Book Review
This
4th edition of Foundations of Psychodrama is hardbound, has 300 pages,
(ISBN 0-8261-6041-7), $42.95* (The 3nd edition (1988) has
been
translated
into Portugese. The present edition has recently been translated into
Chinese
and
Spanish.) * volume
discounts from the publisher: 10 - 25 copies = 25%; 26 - 49
copies = 30%; 50 - 99 copies = 35%
discount
To order
the book
Call
(for orders only) toll free: 877-687-7476. Call
212-431-4370 to talk to someone
Fax: 212-941-7342
Or
write to: Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd St, New York, NY
10036
Acting-In:
Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods
by
Adam Blatner, M.D., Foreword by J.L. Moreno, M.D.
Revised,
3rd Ed. (1996), 224 pages, ISBN 0826114024, $32.95
First
published in 1973 and revised in 1988, this edition has been
revised
again in 1996, with updated references. Acting-In
is widely hailed as the clearest and most understandable introduction
to
psychodrama and serves as the best basic text for learning the method.
(The
first edition has been translated into Dutch, Japanese, Swedish,
Spanish,
Chinese and Turkish; the 2nd edition, into Finnish and Japanese; the
3rd
ed. has recently been translated and published in Spanish and Chinese)
To order
the book
Call
(for orders only) toll free: 877-687-7476. Call
212-431-4370 to talk to someone
Fax: 212-941-7342
Or
write to: Springer Publishing Company, 11 West 42nd St., New York, NY
10036 * (discounts for
buying larger numbers: see above)
The
Art of Play:
Helping Adults Reclaim Imagination and Spontaneity
by Adam
Blatner, M.D. & Allee Blatner
2nd ed
(1997), 208 pages, paperback, ISBN 0876308442,
A
book about the psychology and philosophy of play, its benefits, and an
analysis of some of the cultural resistances to imaginative
playfulness.
More, though, we present an example of one method, drawn from
sociodrama,
which may be applied as a recreational form, a kind of slightly
structured
creative dramatics for adults (including seniors or older teenagers).
(Originally published by Human
Sciences Press in 1988; revised, updated and republished by
Brunner/Routledge
in 1997; new edition in process 2009.)
To order
previous editions look at Amazon.com,
or other internet used book sellers.
To ask about the new edition of the book: adam@blatner.com
Interactive and Improvisational Drama:
Varieties of Applied Theatre and Performance
Edited
by Adam
Blatner, with Daniel J. Wiener
2007.
An anthology of 32
approaches. From
iUniverse. Also has an associated
website with many
additional supplementary webpages and further papers.
Adam's Marvelous Mandalas
(About 30 mandalas in a notebook form: You can color them, take them
out, copy them, have your class choose which ones they want to color,
copy them on transparencies, color and put up on a window, and so
forth. Make up your own captions, associations. Interpret them using
psychological or esoteric principles. Play with them!) Read more about mandalas elsewhere on my website.
$10 (includes postage)
mail check to Adam Blatner, 103 Crystal Springs Drive, Georgetown, TX
78633.
*
Click here for my listing of other books on psychodrama and
where
to obtain them, current prices, etc.
*
Click here for my listing of other books on drama therapy and
related
subjects, where to get them, prices, etc.
*
Click here for a listing of Adam Blatner's other published
articles,
chapters in books, monographs, etc.
